So-net

Sony Network Communications Inc.
ソニーネットワークコミュニケーションズ株式会社
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryInformation and communication industry
FoundedNovember 1, 1995
HeadquartersShinagawa Seaside TS Tower, 4-12-3 Higashi-shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Key peopleHirokazu Takagaki (President)
Number of employees
1867 (as of 2023)
ParentSony
Websitewww.sonynetwork.co.jp/corporation/en/

So-net (ソネット, So-netto) is a Japanese internet service provider operated by Sony Network Communications Inc. (ソニーネットワークコミュニケーションズ株式会社, Sonī Network Communications Kabushiki Gaisha), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony.

In June 2015 – So-net launches Nuro Hikari 10G, a FTTH service that provides 10 Gbit/s internet. The service leads 10G marketing war in Japan.

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Subsidiaries

References

  1. ↑ Sony IR Day 2017. sony.net. Retrieved 27 March 2024
  2. ↑ "Sony Network Communications Company Overview". Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  3. ↑ Industry Voices—Kunstler: U.S. is dozing on 10G broadband to the home. FierceTelecom. March 12, 2018.
  4. ↑ With 5G coming, your neighborhood could get 10 Gbps cable broadband. VentureBeat. March 12, 2018.